Coroner identifies man killed in northeast Las Vegas house fire last month

One person died after being found in a house fire in northeast Las Vegas, Wednesday night, Jan. 11, 2017. (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bleblancphoto

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By MAX MICHOR LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

February 2, 2017 - 11:58 am

The Clark County coroner has identified a man who died last month after a fire inside a house in the northeast valley.

Steven Jacobsen, 63, was found the morning of Jan. 11 inside a cinder block residence after a fire at 3440 Las Vegas Blvd. North, near North Walnut Road.

He later died at North Vista Hospital. The coroner determined he died from carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation. His death was ruled an accident.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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